Posted on: April 27, 2019 | Babies, Business, Children, Diapers, Famillies, Information
Cloth diapers…AAAAAH!!! Where does the poop go? (In the toilet) OMG, I can’t believe you wash that in your washing machine. (The same way you clean puke, dirty underwear, bed-wetting sheets, etc) Wait…that’s not how I remember them! (I know right?! Look at how cute and easy cloth diapers are now!) I first wanted to hone in on the cloth diaper world when I had my first child. Then I . . .
Posted on: April 20, 2019 | Babies, Body, Information, Loss
I didn’t know it then, but I realize it now. The support of a doula through my miscarriage would have saved me days of guilt, self-doubt, and helped with my healing. I ran through every possible scenario of what I could have done differently. What I shouldn’t have eaten that day or what activity I should have given up. The feeling were strong. Sure having a doula wouldn’t have . . .
Posted on: April 17, 2019 | Babies, Feeding, Motherhood
“My baby won’t take a bottle.” “What is the best bottle for my baby?” “When do I start introducing a bottle?” “My baby has nipple confusion!” First, stop…take a breath. There’s a lot going and too much to navigate right now. Feeding one’s baby has become such a stressor, that in times of distress we have to take the time to destress. There are some things we know for certain: . . .
Posted on: April 14, 2019 | Body, Motherhood
It’s your’s. The dark lines of triumph or defeat forming on each side. The bumps, creases, and crevices of shapes finding their way onto new places. Newly found self-confidence or self-consciousness…it’s your body, and all yours. Your body is growing a baby! As young girls, we are taught that our bodies are our temples. They are to be respected, cherished, and loved. As teenagers we explore our bodies, we examine . . .
Posted on: April 7, 2019 | Babies, Children, Famillies, Information, Motherhood, Parenting
Babywearing, the art and act of wearing a baby in a carrier or secured structure. The art of babywearing dates back before there was written record. Cultures and communities adapted this method of transporting their offspring for a variety of reasons and utilized a myriad of materials. From the Native Americans to African cultures to the Latin countries and beyond. You see them online. Your friends have raved about it . . .